Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding was 0.0474 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0474 kWh per US$ of GDP for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 480.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0075 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 kWh per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.007 kWh per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 kWh per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 kWh per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 kWh per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 kWh per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 kWh per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 kWh per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 kWh per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 kWh per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 kWh per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0091 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 kWh per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 kWh per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 kWh per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0164 kWh per US$ of GDP | +62.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 kWh per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.025 kWh per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0224 kWh per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 kWh per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0336 kWh per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0474 kWh per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0069 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0478 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0474 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 9 Tajikistan 0.0774 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Estonia 0.0768 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Portugal 0.0767 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Finland 0.0761 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Türkiye 0.0746 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Greece 0.0744 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Chile 0.0728 kWh per US$ of GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.4% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 5.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,739 kWh per capita (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0474 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 480.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.